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. 1996 Mar;62(3):1081-3.
doi: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1081-1083.1996.

Infection of Tetrahymena pyriformis by Legionella longbeachae and other Legionella species found in potting mixes

T W Steele  1 , A M McLennan
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Infection of Tetrahymena pyriformis by Legionella longbeachae and other Legionella species found in potting mixes

T W Steele et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1996 Mar.

Abstract

All Legionella longbeachae strains, both serogroups of L. bozemanii, and three strains of L. anisa reproducibly infected washed Tetrahymena pyriformis at 30 degrees C. L. pneumophila serogroup 1 strains infected T. pyriformis less reproducibly than did L. longbeachae. Low-level concentrations of nutrients in cocultures inhibited infection. Four L. micdadei strains and L. anisa ATCC 35292 failed to infect T. pyriformis.

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